G,ASTRIC=(scar – it)* – note how the trailing possessive “’s” isn’t used in the fodder which is valid since could be read as “scar it – is ugly” with “is ugly” being the anagrind.

3

EX,TRIC[k],AT,E – I saw the answer well before I worked out the wordplay: “end of sentencE” is just E.

4

BAT,ON – rev(tab=check).

5

CAR(GOSH,I)P – not sure about this: with C?R?O?H?P not much else occurs to me: “Fish around my island for vessel”. I can’t find a dictionary though that supports de-hyphenating CARGO-SHIP. As for wordplay I see: COS the “island”, HIP for “in”, anagram of GAR for “fish”. But I don’t see how to put it all together. Stilt below points out that it’s CAR(GOSH,I)P — where GOSH is exclamatory “my!”. So much for Greek islands and anagrammed fish.

7

HUNT-THE-SLIPPER – double/cryptic def for what was needed to win Cinderella’s hand. It’s also a children’s party game.

8

AD,VENT – def is “appearance” and I think that “is good for” is just a link phrase?

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10D: indeed — silly error on my part — while I was writing my notes up I read ‘reserve’ as ‘reverse’ and thus made the incorrect comment about it not indicating reversal! Anyway, of course: reserve is fund in this context.

thanks!

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